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Why you'll love this venue

  • Diverse indoor/outdoor versatile function spaces with a unique backdrop for any occasion, river and city views.
  • Live entertainments and other fun activities in the venue.
  • Great selection of food and drinks.
A warm, inviting indoor and outdoor beer house right on the Yarra River with views flowing to the city skyline. Specialising in heritage, premium CUB and guest beers, there's an extensive variety of 17 draught beers on tap and is also one of only a handful of venues in Australia to offer Brewery Fresh Carlton Draught from copper Duo Tanks. At the heart of the kitchen is our unique charcoal oven that our chefs draw their cocktail menu inspiration from. Whether it’s hosting your annual conference lunch, celebrating the EOFY with Colleagues or a relaxed client networking event, we have you covered.

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Packages, Menus & Offers

Please note, that pricing and inclusions may be subject to change without notice. We recommend confirming with the venue prior to booking to ensure you have the most up-to-date information.


Room Layouts & Capacity

Standing550
Banquet160

Amenities & Extras

$= Additional Cost

Food & Beverage

Bar Tab$
BYO Drinks$
Coffee / Tea$
Filtered Water
Venue Offers Catering$

Audio Visual Equipment (AV)

Microphone
Projector$
Speakers
Stage$
TV

Other Amenities & Extras

Accessible
Air Con
External Music or DJ$
Furniture Hire$
Lighting$
Natural light
On-Site Parking
Outdoor Space
Restroom
Security$
Smoking Area
WiFi

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Matthew Edmunds

February 17, 2024

Great place for a drink but wouldn’t ever eat here again. A 20 minute wait for food turned into an hour on a lunch service. Food bad quality even when paying for extras (bacon/cheese). Bread on the stale side, lumps of burger cheese on a steak sanga after forgetting cheese first time round. Bar Staff where helpful in the forgetting of the cheese. This is bottom end quality of food and would not return. Feel sorry for the bar staff having to deal with the issues as can clearly see other complaining.

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shaozz

December 29, 2023

Had to wait 30 minutes for the food and the restaurant was not even that full. The vegan steak burger was charred and burnt, had to pick out the charred parts to eat it (see picture). Also ordered Tuesday special Chicken Parma but was bland and tasteless. Chicken burger also had no sauce and was served cold. One star for the fries. Not worth the price.

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Matt

August 31, 2023

Nice pub fare with great river views. Really cool airy interior and lovely, friendly, and attentive staff. Got the $20 lunch specials on Monday (chicken burger) and Thursday (steak sandwich). Both were quite good, but both needed just a bit more sauce. Quality of ingredients was good. Shoestring fries are hot, crisp, and just so good! Would love more of that red seasoning, but that's just me. Request for ketchup with chips accomodated with no charge.

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Phoebe Jones

November 11, 2023

We had the Spritz Session on Saturday for two, and it was amazingggg. Such good value for money, they catered so well to our vegan dietary requirements, and Amy was the best host. We never ever had an empty drink and her service was spot on. Would highly recommend!

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Tommy Lim

August 15, 2023

This was one of the only places open after lunch along the river. We were greeted warmly by the waitress, and she helped us get a high chair for our toddler. There's a nice selection of beer to choose from. Food was good, but a little salty for me.


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Venue Hours

Sunday12:00pm-09:00pm
Monday-Thursday12:00pm-10:00pm
Friday-Saturday12:00pm-11:00pm
PricingFrom $16,500

Event Types

21st Birthday Party30th Birthday Party40th Birthday Party50th Birthday PartyAwards DinnerBaby ShowerBirthday PartyBridal ShowerChristmas PartyCocktail PartyCorporate FunctionCorporate OffsiteDinnerEnd of Financial Year PartyEngagement PartyFunctionHens PartyLunchNetworking EventProduct LaunchTrivia NightWeddingWedding Ceremony